Our most successful students follow a homework checklist something like this:
Before I Begin:
- Choose a place where I can focus best and will not be disturbed.
- Have everything I need (pens, pencils, paper, reference books).
- Get a drink or snack.
- Write out a plan for the order of my assignments and estimated time for each.
- Turn off my phone, notifications and/or any apps that may distract me.
While I work:
- On reading assignments: annotate to help me remember what I read.
- On math assignments: show all of my work so I can easily go back and check for errors.
- Use subject specific checklists to check my work as a final step before finishing
- Check off each assignment as I finish it and put it in my back pack.
- Take stretch and water breaks (5 min after every 20 min of work)
- When finished go back to my planner and check off work that is either submitted online or have it in my back pack.
